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Japanese Finance Minister said old people should hurry up and die. Taro Aso, Minister of Finance, sparked controversy when he commented on the elderly creating a financial problem for Japan because of the amount the government spends on their medical care. “Heaven forbid if you are forced to live on when you want to die….

In the town of Falciano del Massico, Italy, population 3,700, people are not allowed to die. The local cemetery’s capacity had been reached. Since then, the town’s mayor ordered a ban on dying. They hope to get officials to build a new cemetery with this law. Residents of the small town do not want to…